A DC9-30 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine oil cap not secured.

Attributes
ACN	585864
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : scel.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 14
ASRS Report	585864
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil press & quantity ind other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While servicing the right engine per company policy, opened oil service door, placed oil cap outside the door, added 5.5 quarts of oil, replaced oil cap and closed door, all to my knowledge. Made logbook entries. The company has oil tugs. This is a pretty new system to myself. Remove all oil tugs and go back to adding oil by cans and hands.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG OIL CAP NOT SECURED.

Narrative: WHILE SVCING THE R ENG PER COMPANY POLICY, OPENED OIL SVC DOOR, PLACED OIL CAP OUTSIDE THE DOOR, ADDED 5.5 QUARTS OF OIL, REPLACED OIL CAP AND CLOSED DOOR, ALL TO MY KNOWLEDGE. MADE LOGBOOK ENTRIES. THE COMPANY HAS OIL TUGS. THIS IS A PRETTY NEW SYS TO MYSELF. REMOVE ALL OIL TUGS AND GO BACK TO ADDING OIL BY CANS AND HANDS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.